Simulations of Dark Energy Cosmologies

• Main Author: Jennings, Elise (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Cosmology.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum field theory.; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.

A major outstanding problem in physics is understanding the nature of the dark energy that is driving the accelerating expansion of the Universe. This thesis makes a significant contribution by demonstrating, for the first time, using state-of-the-art computer simulations, that the interpretation of...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The Growth of Matter Perturbations in the Universe
• Simulations of Quintessential Cold Dark Matter
• Modelling Redshift Space Distortions in Hierarchical Cosmologies
• Testing Gravity Using the Growth of Large Scale Structure in the Universe
• Conclusions
• Appendices.